Methoden vergleichen

	Single-Blind AB-Design	Multiple-Baseline-Design
Fachgebiet	Versuchsplanung	Versuchsplanung
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	1960s (AB methodology); blinding adaptation in single-case research developed from 1970s onward	1968
Urheber	Murray Sidman; Baer, Wolf & Risley (AB logic); blinding conventions adapted from clinical trial methodology	Donald M. Baer, Montrose M. Wolf, Todd R. Risley
Typ	Single-subject experimental design with assessor masking	Single-subject experimental design
Wegweisende Quelle	Kazdin, A. E. (2011). Single-Case Research Designs: Methods for Clinical and Applied Settings (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780195341881	Baer, D. M., Wolf, M. M., & Risley, T. R. (1968). Some current dimensions of applied behavior analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1(1), 91–97.
Aliasnamen	assessor-blind AB design, single-masked AB single-case design, observer-blind AB phase design	MBD, multiple-baseline single-case design, staggered baseline design, multiple-probe design
Verwandt	6	4
Zusammenfassung	The single-blind AB design is a single-subject experimental design that combines the two-phase AB structure — a baseline phase (A) followed by an intervention phase (B) — with assessor or observer masking. The individual collecting or rating outcome data is kept unaware of which phase is being measured, preventing knowledge of treatment status from biasing behavioral observations or ratings. The design improves on the standard AB design by reducing detection bias while retaining the practical and ethical advantages of single-subject methodology.	The multiple baseline design is a single-subject experimental design that demonstrates functional control by introducing an intervention at staggered time points across two or more baselines — typically across different behaviors, individuals, or settings. Because no withdrawal of treatment is required, it is especially suitable when the target behavior is irreversible or when removing an effective intervention would be unethical.